Y Yoga Works: Effects of Acute Yoga on Anxiety, Affect, & Cognition

Part of paid clinical trials in Chicago, Illinois.

Sponsor
University of Illinois at Chicago
Study ID
NCT07816861
Status
Enrolling By Invitation

Conditions

  • Affect
  • Anxiety
  • Cognition

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
FEMALE
Age
17 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Integrated Yoga — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants will complete breathwork, meditation, and yoga postures.
  • Yoga Postures — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants will complete yoga postures.
  • Breathwork/Meditation — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants will complete breathwork and meditation.
  • Documentary — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants will watch a yoga documentary.

Study Details

The goal of this research is to determine what components of an integrated yoga practice that influence anxiety, cognition, and affect among highly anxious college females. Participants will go through four sessions and will experience all parts of a yoga practice.

Key Dates

First listed
Sep 14, 2026
Start date
May 15, 2025
Status verified
Sep 2026
Primary completion
Nov 15, 2026
Completion
Mar 25, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
60 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE

Arms

  • Experimental: Integrated Yoga
    Participants will do a session of integrated yoga.
  • Experimental: Yoga Postures
    Participants will do a session of only yoga postures.
  • Experimental: Breathwork/Meditation
    Participants will do a session of guided breathwork and meditation
  • Experimental: Documentary
    Participants will watch a documentary.

Primary Outcome Measure

Anxiety [ Time Frame: Immediately before and immediately after each of four study sessions, completed over either 2 or 4 weeks. ]

Locations (2)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
UIC Disability, Health, and Social Policy BuildingChicagoIllinois60608-
UIC Physical Education BuildingChicagoIllinois60612-

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